Written questions

397 written questions tabled, most recent first.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Arrears

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the extent to which administrative errors by the Child Maintenance Service contribute to the creation of incorrect arrears; and what steps his Department is taking to rect

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Child Maintenance Service: Complaints

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is for the Child Maintenance Service to resolve complaints escalated beyond initial review.

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Pupils: Attendance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she will review the statutory guidance on school attendance to allow exemptions for term-time holidays for children in foster care with complex needs and SEND when travel during peak holiday periods is

19 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Roads: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has assessed the impact of noise levels from National Highway project’s on community groups.

18 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Travel: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made on the cost of travel surveys to the public and their value for money.

10 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Taxis: Licensing

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to issue guidance to licensing authorities on consumer transparency requirements where private hire vehicle bookings are subcontracted between operators licensed in different areas.

9 Mar 2026 · Treasury

National Insurance Credits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of requiring parents to apply for Child Benefit on their eligibility to qualify for National Insurance credits.

9 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: EU Nationals

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the required alignment of surnames on EU and UK official documents on women from European countries who retain their birth name on official docu

5 Mar 2026 · Cabinet Office

Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether bereavement cases where a civil servant retired on ill health grounds prior to death are being prioritised in addressing the Civil Service Pensions Scheme backlog; and what steps he is taking to ensure t

4 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Immigration: Dual Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many people have contacted her Department, including for consular assistance, because they or their family members are unable to travel to the UK following the changes to

3 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Motorcycles: Grants

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what plans her Department has for the future of the Plug-in Motorcycle Grant beyond April 2026; and if she will consider extending the scheme to support the uptake of low and zero emission L-category vehicles.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health Professions: Migrant Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to assess eligibility for the Immigration Health Surcharge reimbursement scheme for roles supporting NHS services not directly employed by NHS organisations.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Neurodiversity: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of commissioning controls, including Indicative Activity Plans, on access to children’s ADHD and autism assessments.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information and Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review its approach to employment disputes and whistleblowing complaints.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information and Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times the NHS has settled employment disputes and whistleblowing complaints before going to court in the last five years.

2 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Disclosure of Information and Employment Tribunals Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how much the NHS has spent on legal costs and compensation following employment disputes and whistleblowing complaints in the last five years.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Gurkhas: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to review the 1948 Gurkha Pension Scheme to ensure parity with the Armed Forces Pension Scheme for all pre-2007 Gurkha veterans.

25 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Gurkhas: Workplace Pensions

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gurkha veterans who served prior to 2007 receive pension benefits lower than those received by British Army personnel with equivalent rank and length of service.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps is she taking to ensure school buildings are adequately maintained for future use.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the longest wait has been for a tribunal date to be set to appeal decisions made by the Department for Work and Pensions.

24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average wait is for a tribunal date to be set to appeal decisions made by the Department for Work and Pensions.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Independent Case Examiner: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the longest time it has taken was for a case to be assigned a caseworker at the Independent Case Examiner in the latest period for which data is available.

24 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions

Independent Case Examiner: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time was for a case to be assigned a caseworker at the Independent Case Examiner in the latest period for which data is available.

12 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: EU Action

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the EU freezing assets, assigning criminal liability and enforcing travel bans on the Iranian Revolutionary Guar

10 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Gaza: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her department has made of the adequacy of the Government’s sanctions decisions following United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803.

10 Feb 2026 · Treasury

Students: Loans

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if her Department will make an assessment of the potential impact of Plan Two Student Loans on people’s ability to afford housing.

10 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Applications

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate her Department has made of the number and administrative cost of applications for leave to remain per annum that will result from the earned settlement proposals.

10 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Immigration: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of its earned settlement proposals on the number of children who will be born in the UK without British citizenship; and the number of s

5 Feb 2026 · Home Office

Demonstrations: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has taken steps to review public safety at protests.

5 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Matrimonial Causes Act 1973

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to amend the Matrimonial Causes Act.

Source: official written-questions record.